What's your favorite Gene Hackman movie? I'll go with Crimson Tide.
Not long ago I saw his last flick Welcome to Mooseport, with Ray Romano. Not terrible.
Not long ago I saw his last flick Welcome to Mooseport, with Ray Romano. Not terrible.
Happy 93rd Birthday, Gene Hackman
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Unforgiven
The French Connection
The Quick and The Dead
The French Connection
The Quick and The Dead
Superman
Superman II
The Birdcage
The Royal Tenenbaums
Superman II
The Birdcage
The Royal Tenenbaums
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Mississippi Burning, Get Shorty, Unforgiven
Honorable mention for Young Frankenstein since he was only in 1 scene, but that's one of the best movies ever made.
Honorable mention for Young Frankenstein since he was only in 1 scene, but that's one of the best movies ever made.
Little Bill Daggett : First off, Corky never carried two guns. Though he should have.
W.W. Beauchamp : No, no, he was, he was called "Two-Gun Corcoran."
Little Bill Daggett : Yeah well, a lot of folks did call him "Two-Gun" but that wasn't because he was sporting two pistols. That was because he had a dick that was so big it was longer than the barrel of that Walker Colt that he carried. And the only "insultin' to a lady" he ever did was to stick that thing of his into this French lady that Bob here was kind of sweet on.
[Little Bill is telling Beauchamp the real story of English Bob's gunfight]
Little Bill Daggett : You see, the night that Corky walked into the Blue Bottle, and before he knows what's happening, Bob here takes a shot at him! And he misses, 'cause he's so damn drunk. Now that bullet whizzing by panicked old Corky, and he did the wrong thing. He went for his gun in such a hurry that he shot his own damn toe off. Meantime Bob here, he's aiming real good, and he squeezes off another, but he misses, because he's still so damn drunk, and he hits this thousand-dollar mirror up over the bar. And now, the Duck of Death is as good as dead. Because Corky does it right. He aims real careful, no hurry...
W.W. Beauchamp : And...?
Little Bill Daggett : BAM! That Walker Colt blew up in his hand, which was a failing common to that model. You see, if old Corky had had two guns instead of just a big dick, he would have been there right to the end to defend himself.
W.W. Beauchamp : Wait a minute. You mean that, English Bob killed him when he didn't even have...?
Little Bill Daggett : Well, old Bob wasn't goin' to wait for Corky to grow a new hand. No, he just walked over there real slow - 'cause he was drunk - and shot him right through the liver. Pop!
Little Bill Daggett : [correcting W.W Beauchamp] Eyewitnesses?
W.W. Beauchamp : Yes, sir.
Little Bill Daggett : Like the Duck himself, I guess.
W.W. Beauchamp : The Duke.
Little Bill Daggett : Duck, I says.
W.W. Beauchamp : No, no, he was, he was called "Two-Gun Corcoran."
Little Bill Daggett : Yeah well, a lot of folks did call him "Two-Gun" but that wasn't because he was sporting two pistols. That was because he had a dick that was so big it was longer than the barrel of that Walker Colt that he carried. And the only "insultin' to a lady" he ever did was to stick that thing of his into this French lady that Bob here was kind of sweet on.
[Little Bill is telling Beauchamp the real story of English Bob's gunfight]
Little Bill Daggett : You see, the night that Corky walked into the Blue Bottle, and before he knows what's happening, Bob here takes a shot at him! And he misses, 'cause he's so damn drunk. Now that bullet whizzing by panicked old Corky, and he did the wrong thing. He went for his gun in such a hurry that he shot his own damn toe off. Meantime Bob here, he's aiming real good, and he squeezes off another, but he misses, because he's still so damn drunk, and he hits this thousand-dollar mirror up over the bar. And now, the Duck of Death is as good as dead. Because Corky does it right. He aims real careful, no hurry...
W.W. Beauchamp : And...?
Little Bill Daggett : BAM! That Walker Colt blew up in his hand, which was a failing common to that model. You see, if old Corky had had two guns instead of just a big dick, he would have been there right to the end to defend himself.
W.W. Beauchamp : Wait a minute. You mean that, English Bob killed him when he didn't even have...?
Little Bill Daggett : Well, old Bob wasn't goin' to wait for Corky to grow a new hand. No, he just walked over there real slow - 'cause he was drunk - and shot him right through the liver. Pop!
Little Bill Daggett : [correcting W.W Beauchamp] Eyewitnesses?
W.W. Beauchamp : Yes, sir.
Little Bill Daggett : Like the Duck himself, I guess.
W.W. Beauchamp : The Duke.
Little Bill Daggett : Duck, I says.
Unpopular opinion: Hoosiers is over-rated.
I liked Absolute Power with Hackman and Clint Eastwood. Underrated movie.
The Royal Tenenbaums was great.
He was terrific in the John Grisham movie The Chamber.
Fun fact: he was the voice of Lowes commercials for about ten years.
One of our best and most underrated actors.
ETA: How can I forget The Replacements?
Mississippi Burning, because scenes were filmed at my elementary school at night while we were there. Some kids got to meet the actors.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou’s concert scene was also filmed in the auditorium.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou’s concert scene was also filmed in the auditorium.
Good catch. One of my favorite guilty pleasure movies.
"He's 'WIRY'"
He's been a novelist for a decade or so. Has anyone read his work?
What was the movie where some filming went on in Cleveland, MS? I heard there was a jerk actor who demanded a fine restaurant close things off for he and his enteourage one night but Hackman did something totally A$$ opposite out of respect for the locals and the the bidness owner. Hackman's a genuine good dude in real life.
Young Frankenstein, The French Connection and Unforgiven are tops. Enemy of the State and Uncommon Valor were a couple I liked but I can't remember him turning in a bad performance. Even the Poseidon Adventure.
Hoosiers as coach Norman Dale........Outstanding movie.........BTW, does Jimmy Chitwood have any eligibility remaining? He's the missing piece for Jans.........
Unforgiven is sublime.
Royal Tenenbaums; he's having a great time playing the role and it shows.
French Connection.
Can't believe noone has mentioned Enemy of the State yet. That was great too. I watch The Replacements almost every time I see it on tv.
I can't pick one. He was the most versatile actor in Hollywood along with Tom Hanks. Chrimson Tide, Unforgiven, Hoosiers and The Replacements he was excellent.
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